Similar Search Results

Globalization and Workers in Developing Countries

Rama, Martin - 2017

Stories on the positive and negative effects of globalization on workers in developing countries abound. But a … describes the pattern of job destruction and job creation associated with globalization. Because these two processes are not … that can be used to offset the adverse effects of globalization on employment and labor earnings. Finally, it discusses how …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971041

Gender Gaps in the Labor Market and Economic Growth

Agenor, Pierre-Richard - 2018

This paper studies the effects of policies aimed at mitigating discrimination against women in the marketplace on the gender wage gap, decisions to invest in skills, the composition of employment and unemployment, and long-run growth. The analysis uses a gender-based overlapping generations...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012907094

Gender Inequality and Growth : The Case of Rich vs. Poor Countries

Amin, Mohammad - 2017

This paper uses cross-section data for 107 countries to explore the relationship between gender inequality and economic growth. The paper departs from the literature by using a broad measure of gender inequality that goes well beyond gender inequality in education, which has been the focus of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972226

Does Gender Inequality Hinder Development and Economic Growth? Evidence and Policy Implications

Bandiera, Oriana - 2017

Does the existing evidence support policies that foster growth by reducing gender inequality? The authors argue that the evidence based on differences across countries is of limited use for policy design because it does not identify the causal link from inequality to growth. This, however does...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974598

Energy, Gender and Development : What are the Linkages? Where is the Evidence?

Köhlin, Gunnar - 2017

This report reviews the literature on the links between energy access, welfare, and gender in order to provide evidence on where gender considerations in the energy sector matter and how they might be addressed. Prepared as a background document for the 2012 World Development Report on Gender...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975758

Does Gender Equality in Labor Participation Bring Real Equality? Evidence From Developed and Developing Countries

Alfani, Federica; Clementi, Fabio; Fabiani, Michele; … - 2021

Over the past two decades developing countries have seen a rapid increase in the number of women taking an active role in the labor market. While acknowledging that this is an important development outcome, this paper cautions against the possible undesired distributional effects that it can...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013228586

Structural Transformation and Productivity Growth in Africa : Uganda in the 2000s

Ahmed, Sabin - 2017

Uganda?s economy underwent significant structural change in the 2000s whereby the share of non-tradable services in aggregate employment rose by about 7 percentage points at the expense of the production of tradable goods. The process also involved a 12-percentage-point shift in employment away...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012970539

Can Service Be a Growth Escalator in Low-Income Countries?

Ghani, Syed Ejaz - 2017

benefitted from the third industrial revolution with globalization of services being at the forefront of this technological … revolution. Asservices produced and traded across the world expand with globalization, the possibilities for low-income countries …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972972

Trade and Innovation in Services : Evidence from a Developing Economy

Iacovone, Leo - 2017

Studies on innovation and international trade have traditionally focused on manufacturing because neither was seen as important for services. Moreover, the few existing studies on services focus only on industrial countries, although in many developing countries services are already the largest...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974201

Aid to the Services Sector : Does it Affect Manufacturing Exports?

Ferro, Esteban - 2017

This paper evaluates the impact of foreign aid to five service sectors (transportation, information and communications technologies, energy, banking/financial services, and business services) on exports of downstream manufacturing sectors in developing countries. To address the reverse causality...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975884

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Next
Last